"In the mid-1980s Richter produced abstract paintings as well as realist 'photo-paintings'. […] he appeared here to be recapitulating the ideological options underpinning postwar modernism in so far as his own transplantation from Eastern to...

Oral history interview conducted with Louise Reynolds on June 13, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Louise Reynolds was the first African American woman elected alderman in the city of Louisville. Ms. Reynolds discusses her work with the Republican Party,...

Oral history interview with Robert Key, conducted October 25, 1977 by Robert Friedman. Mr. Key was a musician. He was born in Louisville but really launched his career in Chicago before touring as a singer. In this interview, he discusses his...

Currently including 26 interviews (available as audio files and transcriptions), mostly conducted in the late 1970s, that document the many aspects of life in Louisville, particularly as experienced by African Americans, this digital collection...

African Americans; Jefferson County Public Schools; School board members; School boards; School superintendents; School boards--African American membership; Busing (School integration); School integration; Public schools; Race relations

Oral history interview with Lyman T. Johnson, conducted on March 24, 1982 by Dwayne Cox. Mr. Johnson discusses his tenure on the Louisville/Jefferson County board of education in the late 1970s. He discusses the challenges of merging the city and...

Oral history interview with Murray Atkins Walls and John Walls, conducted July 27, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. Most of the interview focuses on Murray Atkins Walls, although her husband, John Walls, is also an active participant. They were both involved in...

Brigman Hall seen from across the Oval, with the Steam and Chilled Water Plant beside it. The Steam and Chilled Water Plant has a large smoke stack. At the time of the photograph, Brigman Hall was known as the Speed School Building, and served as...

Buildings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; University of Louisville--Buildings; College students

Front of Brigman Hall at the University of Louisville. The entrance and the building's two ""towers"" are visible. The Steam/Chilled Water plant, with its smokestack, stands beside it. Brigman Hall was formerly known as the Leathers Building, named...

An aerial view of the Kentucky Institution for Feeble Minded Children located in Frankfort, Ky. A series of multi-story brick buildings make up the campus. To the right of the buildings is a smaller building with a large smokestack and a water...

The Alumni and Development Office was razed between the late 1970s and late 1980s to make way for a parking lot adjacent to Miller Hall and the Student Activities Center. Location: Northeast at Brook Street on Belknap Campus. Former uses: Offices.

Medical Dental Apartments, University of Louisville. There are vehicles parked in front of the building, which provides housing for medical and dental students and their families. The styles of the vehicles suggests it was taken in the 1970s....

Brigman Hall at the University of Louisville, from the period when it housed the School of Business (1958-1974). The building is seen at an angle and McCandless Hall is partially visible in the background. A figure stands under the street light in...

Front of Brigman Hall at the University of Louisville. The entrance and the building's two "towers" are visible. The Steam/Chilled Water plant, with its smokestacks, stands beside it. Brigman Hall was formerly known as the Leathers Building, named...

Several surveyors (presumably engineering students) work in front of Brigman Hall, during the time when it served as the home of the Speed Scientific School. The Steam/Chilled Water Plant is visible to the side of Brigman. Brigman Hall was formerly...

Brigman Hall with the Steam / Chilled Water Plant and Parkway Field in the background. The Steam / Chilled Water Plant's smoke stack is visible, and Parkway Field is seen in the background, across Eastern Parkway. There is a car in front of Brigman...

Front stairway and entrance to the Houchens Building at the University of Louisville. Both the stairway and the handicap access ramp are visible. The Houchens Building was acquired for $1.3 million. The post office, located in the Houchens...

Public Safety was razed between the late 1970s and late 1980s to make way for a parking lot adjacent to Miller and the Student Activities Center. Location: 2024 South Brook Street, at Barbee. Former uses: Controller's office, offices/industrial...